Updates

Naomi Society hours will change as of Tuesday, July 3, 2018   New Hours: 0800-1600, Monday to Friday 902.863.3807 Please note that there is not always counsellors in the office during regular business hours as they may be out supporting clients.    After Hours:  Tearmann Transition House (New Glasgow) 1.888.831.0330 Leeside Society (Port Hawkesbury) 1.800.565.3390

 June 28 at 7 PM Evergreen Senior’s Club Embree St. Port Hawkesbury. Guest Speaker: Connie Saulnier.

  Financial gifts for education, training and small business start up The Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (THANS) and the founders of the Pamela Gerhardt Endowment Fund are collaborating to provide financial gifts to women and children who’ve experienced the trauma of domestic violence. The intent and purpose of the Pamela Gerhardt Endowment Fund … Read more

Juniper House’s AGM will be June 14th at 6pm at the Mariner’s Centre. All are welcome to attend.  

“The maximum stay at Autumn House is six weeks and this is often not long enough for women to secure safe and affordable housing,” said Dawn Ferris, executive director of Autumn House in Amherst. “”The two new second-stage housing units will offer extended, safe, secure and affordable housing. This brings us closer to reaching our … Read more

  By Michael Gorman, CBC News Posted: Jun 07, 2017 6:00 AM AT Last Updated: Jun 07, 2017 6:00 AM AT ‘I think it’s about being important to the employers, to value their employees,’ says Dawn Ferris.  Workers at the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia have negotiated leave for intimate partner violence in their … Read more

Pamela Gerhardt endowment fund -financial gift for education, training and small business start up   The Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (THANS) and the founders of the Pamela Gerhardt Endowment Fund are collaborating to provide financial gifts to women and children who’ve experienced the trauma of domestic violence.         The intent … Read more

Province Announces Sexual Violence Strategy Grant Recipients and Online Training —————————————————————- Twenty-four community groups from across Nova Scotia are receiving more than $630,000 in Prevention Innovation Grants through the province’s Sexual Violence Strategy. Community Services Minister Joanne Bernard announced the recipients today, April 24, in Annapolis Royal. “Once again, so many Nova Scotians are coming … Read more

https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20170421004 New Affordable Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence in Cumberland County Housing Nova Scotia April 21, 2017 11:16 AM Women and children fleeing domestic violence in Cumberland County will soon have access to a safe place to call home, with the help of federal and provincial government funding for new affordable second-stage housing units. … Read more